Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VQT2F10 Panasonic
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Op erat ing Inst ructio ns for adva nc ed fe atu res Digital Camera Model No. DMC-FZ35 VQT2F 10 Before connect ing, op eratin g or adj usting this pr oduct, please r ead t he instructi ons complet ely .
- 2 - Content s Before Use Qui ck Gu id e ....... .... .... ... .... ........ .... ... .... .... . 5 Stand ard Ac c essori es ....... ........ .... ... .... .... . 7 Name s of the Com pone nts ... .... .... ... .... ..... 8 Att ac hi ng t he Le ns Ca p/ Shou ld er Str ap .
- 3 - • [ NIG HT PORTR AI T]... .... .... .... ... ....... 94 Ta ki ng p ic tur es th at m atc h th e s cen e bein g record e d (S cene Mod e) ....... ... .... ... 95 • [ PANO RAMA ASSI ST] ... ........ ... .... ... 96 • [ PART Y] .. ........ ..
- 4 - • P l ayin g ba ck on the T V wit h HDM I soc ket .... .... ... .... .... ........ ... .... . 173 Sa vi ng th e r ec ord ed st ill pi ctu r es a n d moti on p ictur es ... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ....... . 179 • C o py th e pl ay ba ck i m ag e us in g an AV c able .
- 5 - Before Use Befor e Use Quick Guide T hi s is an o ve rv iew of ho w t o r e co rd an d pl ay b ac k pi ct ur e s w ith th e ca mer a . F or ea ch ste p, be s ure to re fe r to the pages in dic ated in brac kets. Ch ar g e t h e bat t er y. (P15) • The battery is not charged w hen the cam era is sh ippe d.
Before Use - 6 - Play back t he picture s. 1 Slid e the [R EC] /[PLA YBAC K] s electo r swi tch to [ ( ]. 2 Sel ect the pict ure you wa nt to vi ew . (P55) .
- 7 - Before Use St andard Accesso ries Ch ec k th at al l t he ac ces s ori es a re i nclu de d be fo re u s ing t he c am er a. • The accessories and their shape will dif fer depending on the country or area where the camera wa s p urc ha se d. Fo r de t ails on th e ac cessor ies, re fer to Basic Operatin g Inst ruct io ns.
Before Use - 8 - Names of the Components 1L e n s ( P197) 2F l a s h (P6 4) 3 Se lf- time r in di cato r (P 73) AF as sist la mp ( P14 6) 4 F lash op en b ut ton ( P64) 5 D iopt er a djus tment dial (.
- 9 - Before Use 1 1 [R EC]/[ PLA YB ACK] se lect or swi tch (P26) 12 LCD mo nito r (P6 0 , 193) 13 [E VF/LCD ] butto n (P6 0 ) 14 [D ISPLA Y ] but ton (P60) 15 De le te butto n (P5 8 ) / Si ng le o r.
Before Use - 10 - 26 Sho ulde r stra p eyel et (P12) • Be su re to at tach t he s houl der st ra p wh en using the c amera to en s ure that y ou will not dr op it . 27 [HDM I] socke t (P174 , 176) 28 [D C IN] so cke t • This is us ed to co nne ct an AC adap to r (o pt iona l).
- 11 - Before Use Att a ching the Lens Cap/Shoulder Strap ∫ Lens Cap • When you turn th e ca mera off, carr y t he cam era or pl ay bac k the pic tu res, attac h the len s ca p to pro te ct the su rf ace of the l ens. Pass the st ring thro ugh the hole on the le ns cap.
Before Use - 12 - ∫ Should er Stra p • We reco m mend attac hing the sho uld er st ra p when u sing the came ra to prev ent it from dropp i ng. Pass t he shoul der stra p through t he hol e at the shoulder strap ey elet. Pass t he shoul der stra p through t he st opper and fast en the shoulder str ap.
- 13 - Before Use Att a ching the Lens Hood I n br ig ht sun lig ht or ba c klig ht, t he l en s ho od wi ll mi nimi z e l en s f lar e and gh os ti ng . Th e lens ho od cu ts o ff e xc e ss l igh ti ng an d im pr ov es th e pi ct ure q ua lit y . • Chec k t hat t he cam er a is turn ed of f.
Before Use - 14 - ∫ Remov ing the h ood ad ap tor • Gras p th e base of the ho od ad aptor to remov e it. No te • Y ou can not at tach t he len s ho od the o ppo sit e way .
- 15 - Preparati on Preparat ion Charging the Battery ∫ About b atteries that you c an use wi th this unit • Use the dedicated charger and ba t tery . The qu ality , performance and safety of third party batteries other than those that are genuine are not guaranteed.
Preparati on - 16 - Connect t he charg er to the elect rical o utlet . • Th e AC ca ble d oes not fit ent ire ly int o the AC i nput terminal. A gap will r emain as s how n on the right . • Charg ing sta rts w hen the [CHARGE ] indicator A lights gr een.
- 17 - Preparati on ∫ Charging • The indicated charging time is for when the battery has been disch arged completely . The charging time may vary depe nding on how the battery has been use d. The charging time for the battery in hot/cold environments or a bat tery that has not been used for long time may be longer than normal.
Preparati on - 18 - ∫ Recor di ng sti ll p ict ures (W hen u sin g th e LC D m onit or/ Viewfin de r) Re cor ding c ond itio ns by CIPA standar d • CIPA is a n ab bre via tion of [ Cam era & Im ag ing Prod uc ts A sso cia tio n]. • T em pe ratur e: 23 o C (73.
- 19 - Preparati on ∫ Recor ding mo tion pi ctu res (Wh en us ing t he L CD moni tor /View find er) • The se a re s tandar d ti mes take n at a tem perat ure o f 2 3 o C ( 73. 4 o F ) and a h umidi ty o f 50 %. • The time available for recording varies depending on the environment, the interval between recording s, and t he m anner of use.
Preparati on - 20 - Inserting and Removing the C ard (optional)/the Battery • Check that th is u n it is turn ed of f. • C lose t he fl ash . • We reco m mend usin g a Pana so nic car d. Slid e the card/ba ttery door to open it. • Alway s use genuine Panasonic batteries.
- 21 - Preparati on 1 :Close th e card/bat tery door . 2 :Sli de the card/ba ttery door to the end and then clos e it fir m ly . • If th e card /batte ry d o or cannot b e comp letel y cl osed , re mov e the ca rd, ch ec k its dire ct ion a nd the n ins ert it ag ain.
Preparati on - 22 - About the Built-in Memory/the C ard • Y o u c an copy the recorded pict ures t o a c ard. (P17 1) • Memory s ize: Approx . 40 MB • Reco rd abl e mot ion pict ur es: QV GA (320 k 24 0 pixels) only • The built -in m emo ry can be us ed as a tem po rary s torag e de vic e wh en the c ard bein g us ed becomes full.
- 23 - Preparati on T he fo llow in g ty pe s of ca r ds c a n b e us ed w i th thi s un it . (T he se car d s ar e ind ic at ed as ca rd in th e te xt. ) ¢ Th e SD HC Mem o ry Ca rd is a mem o ry ca rd standa rd dec ide d b y the S D As soci a tion i n 200 6 for high capac ity m emo ry car ds more t ha n 2 GB.
Preparati on - 24 - Setting Date/Time (Clock Set) • The clock is not set when the camera is shipped. T urn t he camer a on. A [ME N U/SET ] butt o n B Cur sor but ton s • If the la ngu ag e se lect scre en is n ot d i spl ayed, proc ee d to st ep 4 .
- 25 - Preparati on Press 2 / 1 to select the i t ems (y ear, m onth, day , hour , minut e, displ ay sequence or time displ ay format), and pr ess 3 / 4 to se t. A : T ime a t t he home ar ea B : Time at the trav el des tin at ion ( P 12 7) ‚ : C ance l w ithou t se ttin g th e c loc k.
Preparati on - 26 - Setting the Menu T his ca me ra offers m enu s elec ti ons th at all ow you to cus tomi ze its o pe ration to ma xi mize your pictur e t a kin g expe rience . I n pa rtic ul ar, the [ SE TU P] me nu co nta ins s om e impo r tan t s ett in gs r el ati ng to the ca mer a ’s cloc k and po wer .
- 27 - Preparati on No te Du e to the cam e ra’s s peci fic atio ns , it m a y no t b e po ssib le to set som e o f t he fu ncti on s or som e fu nc ti on s ma y no t w o rk in s om e of th e c ond iti on s un de r wh ic h the c ame r a i s us ed .
Preparati on - 28 - Press [MENU/ SET] to close t h e menu. Switch in g to the [SETU P] me nu 1 Pr ess 2 . 2 Pr ess 4 to select the [SETUP] men u ic on [ ]. 3 Pr ess 1 . • Selec t a men u ite m nex t and s et it. Press 3 / 4 to s elec t [A F MO DE]. • Se lect the ite m at the ver y bott om, and pre ss 4 to mo ve to t he sec ond scree n.
- 29 - Preparati on By usi ng th e quick me nu, some of the me nu set tings can be ea sil y foun d. • Some of the m en u item s cann ot be se t by th e mod es.
Preparati on - 30 - Per form th ese set ti ngs if you ne ed to. About the Setup Menu [C LOCK SET] , [E CO NOMY ] a nd [AUTO RE VIEW ] ar e im portan t i tems . C heck th ei r sett ing s befo re usin g the m. • In t he Int e llig ent Auto Mode, o nly [CLOCK SET], [WORLD TI ME], [BE EP], [L ANGUAGE] a nd [S T ABILIZ ER DEMO .
- 31 - Preparati on • When y ou con nec t t he c ame ra to a TV , t he vol ume of t he TV sp ea kers d oes not chang e. • Refer to P88 for deta ils. • Fix ed to [R EV IEW ] in Adv anced Scene M ode or S cene M od e. • Refer to P56 for det ail s a bout th e r evie w .
Preparati on - 32 - • The [P A TTERN ] setti ng is fixed to [ ] in the Intell igen t auto mode . • Mot ion pictur e rec ordi ng fr ame di splay is on ly an appr oxi mat ion. • Reco rd ing f rame disp lay may di sapp ea r wh en zoom in g to T ele depe ndin g on t he pic ture siz e sett ing.
- 33 - Preparati on • Refer to P83 for deta ils. • Pre ss the shu tte r butt on ha lfwa y or t urn the ca mera off and on to c ancel [PO WER S A VE] . • [POWER SA VE] is s e t to [5 MIN.] in t he Intellig e nt Auto Mo de • [P OWER SA VE] is fixe d to [2 MIN.
Preparati on - 34 - • Refer to P62 for deta ils. • The Auto Revi ew fun ction is ac tiv ated r ega rdle ss of its setti ng whe n us ing A uto B rack et (P 76) / Co lor B ra cket (P77 ) , [H I -SPEED BURST ] ( P100 ) , [FLA SH BURST] (P101 ) an d [PHOTO FRAME] ( P 107) in Sce ne Mod e and Bu rst Mod e (P 78 ) .
- 35 - Preparati on • When the [R ESET] se tting is sel ected du ring re cordin g , th e opera tion that r esets the le n s is also perfor me d at the s a me time. Y ou will h ear the sound of the len s oper a ting but this is norm al an d no t ind icati ve of mal func tio ning .
Preparati on - 36 - • This will work w hen the A V cable is connected. • Interlace method/progres sive method i= int erla ce scanni ng is sc ann ing th e scre en wit h half of the effec ti ve sca .
- 37 - Preparati on • This will work w hen the HDM I mini cabl e (opti onal ) is c onn ecte d. • Refer to P176 f or d eta ils . • Use a ba t tery with suffi ci ent bat tery pow er o r the A C adapt or (option al ) when for mat ting. Do no t turn t he cam e ra o ff duri ng form att ing.
Preparati on - 38 - • If you s et a d iffe rent la ngu age b y m is take, sele ct [ ~ ] from the me n u i con s to se t th e desi red lan gua ge. • The stabilizer function is switched between [ON] and [OFF] every time [MENU/SET] is pressed duri ng the [ ST ABILI ZE R D E MO.
- 39 - Bas ic Mode switc hing Basic Selecting the [REC] mode, and recording still pictures or motion pictures T urn t he camer a on. A [REC] /[PLA YBACK] selec tor switch • Th e power l am p 2 lights when you turn this uni t on 1 . Slid e the [REC]/[ PLA YBACK] selec tor switc h to [ ! ].
Bas ic - 40 - ∫ Basic ∫ Ad vanced Intelli gen t a uto mode (P4 3) Th e subj ec ts are r e cor d ed usin g se tti ng s au to ma ti ca ll y se le cte d by th e ca m era . Progra m A E mod e (P4 8) Th e subj ec ts are re co rd ed us in g yo ur own s et tin gs .
- 41 - Bas ic ∫ Ad vanced Sce n e Mode Portrait mode (P 9 1) Us e thi s mo de to ta ke p icture s of pe o ple. Sc enery mode (P92) Use thi s mo de to ta ke p icture s of s cener y . Sports mo de (P9 2) Use thi s mo de to ta ke p icture s of s por ting even ts, etc.
Bas ic - 42 - Press the shutt er button halfwa y to focus. Press the shutt er button fully (pus h it in furt her), and take the pic ture. ∫ For mor e details , re fe r to the expla na tio n of each re cord ing mode . Press the motion pi ct ure but ton t o start the recording.
- 43 - Bas ic [R EC] Mode: ñ T aking pictu res using the au tomatic function (Intelligent Au to Mode) The ca mer a wil l set th e most appr opria te se tting s to matc h the su bjec t and th e rec o .
Bas ic - 44 - When th e camer a id enti fie s the opt imum scen e, t he ico n of the scen e conc ern ed is disp laye d in bl ue for 2 sec onds, afte r whic h its co lor cha nges to t he usu al red . • [ ¦ ] is set if none of the sc en es are ap pli cabl e, an d the st and ard se tting s ar e set.
- 45 - Bas ic It is poss ib le to s et the fo cus to the s pe cifi ed su bjec t. Fo cus will ke ep f ollow ing the su bjec t auto mati call y ev en if it moves . No te • [F ACE RE COG .] does n ot w or k duri ng A F t rack ing. • Pleas e re ad the Not e re gardi ng the AF t rack ing on P138 .
Bas ic - 46 - • Onl y the f ollow ing f unct ions can be s et in this m ode. [REC] Mode menu – [PI CT UR E SI Z E ] ¢ 1 (P12 9) /[ COLOR E FFEC T] ¢ 1 (P144) /[F ACE RE C OG .] (P 1 17) ¢ 1 T h e set ting s whic h ca n be sel ect ed ar e differ ent from wh en ot he r [RE C] Mod es a re used .
- 47 - Bas ic ¢ 3 F ix to [MOD E 1 ] durin g m otion pi ct ure record i ng • The follo win g fu nctio ns c ann ot be us ed . – [AU TO LCD O FF] /Aut o Bra cket / Col or Br acke t /F las h outpu t ad jus tment / White ba l ance f ine ad ju stm ent/[AF/ AE LOCK] /[MIN.
Bas ic - 48 - [R EC] M ode : ³ T aking pictu res with your fav orite settings (Progr am AE M ode) T he c am era a ut om at ical ly s ets th e sh utt er sp ee d an d t he ap er t ure val ue a cc or di ng t o t he bri ghtn ess of t h e s ubjec t.
- 49 - Bas ic Aim t he AF ar ea at th e subj ect , and the n pr ess the sh utt er butt on ha lfwa y . A F oc us i nd i ca tio n B AF ar ea (nor mal) C AF ar ea (wh en usi ng t he digi tal zoom or whe .
Bas ic - 50 - W hen t he jit te r ale rt [ ] ap pear s, use [S T AB I LIZ ER] (P145) , a tr ipod or the se lf-t imer (P73 ) . • Shutter speed wi ll be s lower particul a rly in the following cases. Ke ep the came r a still f r om the mome nt the s hu tte r butt on is p res s ed un til t he pic ture a ppe ar s on t he s c ree n.
- 51 - Bas ic In P rogr am AE Mo de, yo u can chang e th e pr eset apert ure valu e and sh utt e r sp eed wit hou t changi ng th e expo sure. T his i s ca ll ed p rog ram s h ift.
Bas ic - 52 - [R EC] Mode: T aking Pic tures with the Zoom Y o u ca n zo om -i n to ma ke peo pl e an d obj ec ts ap pe ar cl os er or zo om -o ut t o rec o rd land scape s in wid e angl e.
- 53 - Bas ic ∫ T ypes of zoo ms • When using the z oom function, an e stimate of the focus range wi ll appear i n conjunction with th e zoom di splay b ar. (Exam pl e: 0.3 m (0.99 ft. ) – ¶ ) ¢ Th e ma gnif ic ati on le vel differ s d ep endi ng o n [P ICTU RE S IZE] an d [A SPEC T RA TIO ] sett ing.
Bas ic - 54 - ∫ Ext end ed o p tica l zo om me ch an ism When you set the pictu re size to [ ] (3 million pixels) , the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD ar ea i s cr opp ed to th e ce nt er 3M (3 m il lion pi xe ls ) a rea , a ll ow ing a pi ct ure w it h a h ighe r zoo m effe ct.
- 55 - Bas ic [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Playing back Pictures ([ NO RMA L P LA Y]) Press 2 / 1 to s elect the pi cture. A File nu m ber B Pict ure nu m ber • Speed of pictur e f orwar ding /r ewin ding cha nge s de pendi ng on the pla yb ack st atus . ∫ Fast f or ward ing /Fast rew in ding Pre ss a nd hol d 2 / 1 durin g p la yback .
Bas ic - 56 - Y o u ca n co nf irm th e pi ct ure in [RE C ] M o de . Y ou ca n also m ov e be twe en pi ct ure s us ing 2 / 1 , use zo om pla yb ac k (P56) , or dele te pic ture s (P5 8) . 1 Sele ct the [Fn BUTTON S ET] on the [SETUP] menu, and then press 1 .
- 57 - Bas ic No te • Th is c amer a co mpl ies wi th th e DC F s tan dard “D esign r ul e for C am e r a File s yste m” est abli she d by JE IT A “J apa n Ele ctro nic s and In form a tio n T ech nolo gy I ndus tr ies As so ciatio n” an d wit h E xif “Ex chang ea ble I mage F ile F orm at” .
Bas ic - 58 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Deleting Pictures On ce de let ed , pi ctu res ca nn ot b e re co ve red . • Pictures on the built-in memory or the c ard, which is being p layed back will b e deleted. T o delete a singl e pictur e Select the picture to be delete d, and t hen press [ ‚ ].
- 59 - Bas ic ∫ Wh en [DEL ETE A L L] ha s been se lect ed w ith the [ FA VOR ITE ] (P16 6) settin g The se lect ion scr een i s disp laye d agai n. Sel ect [DELE TE ALL ] or [ ALL DEL ETE EXCEPT Ü ], pres s 3 to s elect [ YES] and dele te the p ictu res.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 60 - Advanced ( Recording pic t ures) About the LCD Monitor/Viewfinder ∫ Switching th e LCD m onitor/Viewfinder Press [EVF/ LCD] t o switch t he monit or screen. A View fin der B [EVF/LC D] b utt on C LCD moni tor • When th e LCD monito r turns on, th e View finder tu r ns of f (an d vic e versa) .
- 61 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) In Pl ay back Mode ¢ 1 If the [HISTOGRAM] in [ SETUP] me nu is set t o [ON], hist ogram will b e displayed. ¢ 2 It will sw itch betwee n available recording t ime and nu mb er of recordable pict ures. ¢ 3 S e t t he patt ern of t he g ui del ines d isp lay ed by se tting [ GU IDE L I NE] in [ SE TUP] me nu.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 62 - ∫ Monito r pr i ority Whe n [PLA Y O N L CD] i s se t to [ON] o n the [SE TUP] men u (P 34) , t he L CD moni tor is t urn ed on i n t he fo ll owi ng c as es. Y o u can sav e t he ti me it w ould ta ke to sw itch th e dis play t o the L CD m on itor e ve n w hen us ing the V iewfi nder to rec ord .
- 63 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ About the Hi stogram A hi st og ram i s a g rap h th at di sp la ys br ig ht ne ss a lo ng th e ho riz on tal axis (b la ck t o wh it e) an d t he nu mb er of pi xe ls a t e ach br igh tn es s le ve l on th e v e rtic a l a xi s.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 64 - [R EC] Mode: T aking Pic tures using the Bu ilt-in Flash A T o op en the f las h Pr es s the fl as h op en b ut ton . B T o c los e the fla sh Pr ess the fl ash unti l i t cli cks . • Be sur e to cl ose the f las h wh en not i n use.
- 65 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ¢ The flash is activated twice. The subject should not move until t he second flash is acti va ted. Fla sh i nterval depends on the brightne ss of the subject. [RED-EYE R EMOV AL] (P14 7) on the [REC] Mode me nu is set to [ON], [ ] appears on th e flas h ico n .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 66 - ∫ A v aila ble fla sh s etti ngs by R eco rdin g M ode The a vail able fl as h setti ngs de pend on the Re cordi ng Mode .
- 67 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ The a vaila ble fl ash r ange to take pi ctu res • The a vai lable f las h ra nge is an ap proxi ma tio n. • In [ HIGH SEN S.] (P 99) in Sc ene Mo de, th e ISO sen sitivi ty autom atic all y swit ches to bet wee n [ISO1 600 ] and [ISO6 40 0] and t he av aila ble f lash ran ge also di ffer s.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 68 - ∫ Shutter speed fo r each flash setting ¢ 1 It may va ry depe n din g on the [MIN. SH TR SPEED ] setting (P1 43) . • Refer to P82 for deta ils abou t the Ap er ture-pr iority AE , Shutte r-prio rity AE, and Manua l expo su re.
- 69 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) No te • Do not b ring the fl ash too cl ose to ob jec ts or clos e th e fla sh wh ile it is ac tivat ed. The objects may be discolored by its he at or lighting. • Do not clo se the flas h so on afte r the f las h is activ at ed pri or to takin g pic tures due to AU TO/ Red- ey e red uctio n et c.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 70 - [R EC] Mode: T aking Clos e-up Pictures Press and hol d [AF/AF # /MF] unt i l the focus swi tching screen appear s. Press 3 / 4 to selec t [AF MACRO] or [MACRO ZOOM]. Press [MENU/ SET] . • Y ou ca n als o pre ss th e shut te r butt on hal fwa y to finis h.
- 71 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) T hi s mo de a llo ws yo u to tak e cl os e-u p pi ct ure s of a su bj ect , e.g . wh e n ta ki ng p ic ture s of flo wers. Y ou can ta ke pi cture s of a su bjec t as clos e as 1 c m (0. 04 feet ) fro m the len s by rotati ng the zoom lev er upm ost t o W ide (1 k ).
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 72 - Y o u c an tak e a pi ctu r e wit h th e di gi tal zoom up to 3 k whi le ma in tainin g th e d istan ce to th e sub jec t fo r the ex trem e W ide po sitio n [1 cm (0 .0 4 fee t)]. A Rec or ding d istanc e ra nge B Z oom ra nge • Recording dist a nce range will be 1 cm (0.
- 73 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] Mode: T aking Pic tures with the Sel f-timer Press 2 [ ë ]. Press 3 / 4 to s elec t a mode . • Y ou ca n als o pre ss 2 [ ë ] to sel e ct . • If yo u set [ 10S/3PI CTURES] , afte r 10 se con d s th e cam era ta ke s 3 pict ure s at abo ut 2 sec on d int erva ls.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 74 - No te • When using a tr ipod etc. , settin g th e sel f-time r to 2 secon ds is a conv enie nt way to a void the jitt er ca us ed by pre ss ing the shu tter but ton. • When y ou p ress the s hu tter but ton on ce ful ly , th e su bjec t is aut oma tic ally foc us ed j ust befor e recording.
- 75 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] Mode: Compensating the Exposure Us e th is f unc tio n whe n yo u ca nn ot ach ie ve a pp rop ria te ex pos ur e d ue to th e diffe ren c e i n bri ghtn ess be t we en th e subjec t and th e backg round . Loo k at the f oll owing exa mples .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 76 - T aking Pic tures using Auto Br acket/ Color Bracket [REC ] Mode: I n t his m o de , 3 p ictur e s ar e a ut om at ic al ly r e cor de d in t he s e le ct ed exp os ure com p en sa ti on ra ng e e ach ti me th e sh ut ter bu tto n is pr es se d.
- 77 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [REC ] Mode: In th is mod e, up to 3 pi cture s in bl ack & whi te, st and ard, o r s epia in t he sel ected mo des are aut omati call y recor ded ea ch ti me the shutte r butt on is pres sed. Press 3 [ È ] several times to displ ay [ AUTO BRACKET].
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 78 - [R EC] Mode: T aking Pic tures using Burst Mode Pi c ture s are ta ke n cont inu ou s ly wh ile th e sh ut ter bu tto n is p res sed . Se le ct th e on es y ou re al ly like fr om a mo ng t he pi ct ur es yo u ha ve tak en.
- 79 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) No te • Foc us, expos ure and w hite bal a nce are fix ed to th e se tting s u sed fo r the fir st pi ctu re. • When the self -ti mer is used, th e numb er of re co rda ble pic t ure s in Burs t Mo de is fixed t o 3.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 80 - [R EC] Mode: T aking pictu res by specifyin g the aperture / shutter speed Set th e apert ure val ue to a higher numb er whe n you w ant a sha rp f o c us back groun d. Set t he aper t ure v al ue to a lo w er nu m ber wh en yo u wan t a s oft foc u s ba ckgr ou nd .
- 81 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] Mode: T aking a pi cture by setting th e exposure manu ally Det ermin e the exp osure by manua lly se tting the ap ertu re valu e and t he shu t te r spe ed. Set the [ REC]/[PLA YBACK] selector switch to [ ! ], and t hen set t he mode dial t o [ ].
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 82 - Aperture V a lue and Shutter Speed Apertu re-priority AE Shutte r-priority AE Manu al ex p osu re No te • Th e ap ertu re val ues giv en i n t he t a ble a bov e ar e va lu es w hen the zoom lev er is rot a te d to Wid e.
- 83 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] Mode: T aking Pic tures with Manual Focus Us e th is f unc tio n wh en yo u wan t t o f ix th e f oc us o r wh en th e di sta nc e be t wee n th e l ens and the subj ect i s dete rmine d and you d o no t wa nt to a ctiv ate Au to Fo cus .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 84 - If y ou tilt the joy stic k towar ds 3 / 4 when [M F A SSIS T] is set t o [ MF1] or [MF2 ], M F ass istan ce is activ a ted an d the scre en is en lar ged . Thi s allo ws you to fo cus on the s ubje ct more easil y .
- 85 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ T echni que fo r M anual foc us 1 Focus by tilt ing t he jo ysti ck towa rd 3 / 4 . 2 Tilt it a lit tle m or e i n t he s am e di rec ti on . 3 Ti lt t he j oyst ick i n the oppo site dir ecti on to fine ly f ocu s on t he subj ect.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 86 - [R EC] m ode : T aking pictu res while adjus ting color (My color mode) Easi ly con firm t he sub j e ct on th e LCD mo nitor or view finde r an d adjust the co lor , br ig ht ne ss, o r sa tur at i on be fo r e ta kin g a p ic tur e.
- 87 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) No te • If you w ish t o ad just th e My C olor sett ing ag ain, pr ess [ME NU/ SE T] an d 1 , an d th e n r eturn to abov e step 2 (when [ MENU RESUME ] (P 37 ) is [OFF]). • During motion pictu re recording, settings for My color mode are used.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 88 - [R EC] Mode: Registering Personal Menu S ettings (R egiste rin g custom settings) It is p oss ible to regis te r up to 3 se ts of c ur ren t cam era se tting s as cus to m se ts. • Set to the mode dia l to t he desi red m ode an d se lect the de sir ed men u se tting s in ad vanc e.
- 89 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] Mode: T aking pictu res in Custom Mo de Y o u ca n sel ect o ne of yo ur own cust om s ett ings sav ed with [CU ST . SET M EM .] to s uit th e pict ure -t akin g condit ion s. I nitia l s et tin g of th e P rog ram A E M od e is r egis te re d a s th e c usto m s ettin gs in it ially .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 90 - [R EC] Mode: T aking exp ressive portraits and landscape pictures ( Advanced Scene Mode) Y o u ca n tak e h ig h- qu ali ty p ic tur es of s uc h subj ec ts as p .
- 91 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) The p erso n stand s out fro m the ba ckgrou nd an d has a h ealthi er co mple xion . ∫ T echni que fo r Portr ait M o de T o make this mod e mor e ef fect ive : 1 Rot ate th e zoom lev er as fa r a s po ssib le to T ele.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 92 - This allo ws you t o tak e pictu res o f a wi de la ndscape . No te • It produces motion picture s using settings suitable f or recording sce nery during the motion picture recording. • The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ ].
- 93 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) T hi s mo de a llo ws yo u to tak e cl os e-u p pi ct ure s of a su bj ect , e.g . wh e n ta ki ng p ic ture s of fl owe rs . No te • Du ring moti on p ictu re r eco rdi ng, th e mot io n pict ure wi l l refl ect the se ttin gs for eac h mode with [ FL OWE R], [FOOD] a n d [O BJECTS].
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 94 - This allo ws you t o tak e pict ur es of a p erson a nd th e backgr ound wit h near r eal-l ife br ig ht ne ss. ∫ T echni que fo r Nigh t Po rtrai t M ode • Sinc e th e shut ter s pee d becom e s slowe r , we recom men d usi ng a tri pod an d th e se lf-tim e r for taking p ictur es .
- 95 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] M ode : T aking pictu res that match the scene being recorded (Scene Mode) When you selec t a Scen e Mode t o mat ch the subje ct an d recor din g situ ati on, the camera set s th e op tim a l e xpo su re an d h u e t o o bta in th e de si red p ic ture .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 96 - Y ou c an t ake pi cture s with c onnec tio ns suit able for cr eating pan oram a im ages. ∫ Setting the re cording direction 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to sele ct the reco rdin g d ir ecti on and th en pr ess [MENU/ SET] .
- 97 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Sel ect thi s when yo u wan t to ta ke pi cture s at a wed ding rece ptio n, an in door par ty etc. This allo ws yo u to tak e pict ures o f peop le an d the bac kgro und wi th nea r real -lif e br ig ht ne ss. ∫ T echni que fo r Part y Mod e • Open the flash.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 98 - This tak es pi ctures of a b aby wit h a he althy c omple xion . When y ou use the fl ash, the l ight fr om i t is w eak e r th an u sual . It is pos sible to s et different birthd ays and names for [ BABY1 ] and [BABY2 ].
- 99 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Sel ect thi s when yo u want to ta ke pi ctur es of a pet s uch as a dog or a cat. Y ou can s et yo ur pe t ’ s bir t hda y and n ame. Y ou ca n sele ct to have t hes e app ear at the t ime of pl ayba ck, or ha ve th em st amped on t he reco rde d imag e usin g [TEXT S T AMP] (P 160) .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 100 - T hi s is a co nv en ient m od e for sh oo ti ng rap id m ov e me nt or a de cisi ve m om e nt . ∫ Pictur e si ze a nd aspe ct ra tio 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 to sele ct [ SPEED PR IO RITY] or [I MA GE PRIO RI TY] and th en pre ss [MENU/ SET] to set.
- 101 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) S til l pict ures are ta ken co ntinuo usly wi th fla sh. I t is conv enie nt to take cont inuo us sti ll pict ure s in da rk plac es. ∫ Pictur e si ze a nd aspe ct ra tio 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o sel ect t he pic ture size an d aspe ct r atio and th en pr ess [M ENU/ SET] to s et.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 102 - When you move t he came ra to fol low a sub ject movin g in one d ire ction su ch as a r unner or ca r , th e back ground beco mes a b lur an d the su bject st ay s focuse d. Thi s ef fect i s call ed “pann in g” .
- 103 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) T hi s all ow s you to t ake v iv id pi ct ure s of a st a rry sk y o r a dar k subj ec t. ∫ Se ttin g the sh utte r spee d Sele ct a s hutte r spe ed o f [1 5 SEC .], [3 0 SEC .] or [6 0 S EC.]. 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o sel ect t he num ber of seco nds an d the n pr ess [ME NU/ S ET ].
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 104 - This mode al lows y ou to t ake bea utifu l pic tures o f fi rewor ks ex plod ing in th e nig ht sky . ∫ T echni que fo r Fire wor ks M ode We re co mme nd p e.
- 105 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) This allo ws you t o t ake ev en more v ivid pictur es of the bl ue col or of t he se a, sky et c. It a lso pr eve nts un de r e xp osu r e of pe op le un de r s tro ng sun li gh t. No te • The initial s etting for [AF MO DE] is [ š ].
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 106 - Pi c ture i s take n dar ker a n d wi th so ft f oc us a rou nd th e subj ec ts. ∫ Pictur e si ze a nd aspe ct ra tio 1 Pr ess 3 / 4 t o sel ect t he pic ture size an d aspe ct r atio and th en pr ess [M ENU/ SET] to s et.
- 107 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Y o u ca n us e t his mo d e t o e asil y rec o rd p ic tu res i n whi ch b rig ht an d dar k reg io ns of th e scene are e xpress ed wi th suit abl e brig htne ss when loo king into th e sun, at nigh t, or i n simi lar c ircu ms tan ces.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 108 - [R EC] m ode : Advanced ( Recording pic t ures) Recording Motion Picture This ca n record high d efinition motion pictu res compatible with the A VCHD f ormat or mo tio n pic tu res re c orded i n Mo tio n JPEG .
- 109 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) No te • The screen will c h ange as f o llowing when the motion picture button is p ressed in st e ps 3 an d 4 . ¢ 1 T he sc re en that is disp lay ed duri ng motio n pictur e m ode set ti ng is differ ent dep end ing on the set ti ng of th e [REC M ODE ] .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 110 - • Re fe r t o P1 49 for the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu. • The flash setting is fixed to [ Œ ]. • Refer to P215 fo r infor ma tio n abou t th e avai lab le reco rdi ng tim e. • The avai lable rec ord ing t ime di splay ed on th e scre en may not de cr ease re gul arl y .
- 111 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) • When Intelligent Au to Mode is selected in s tep 2 , motion pi ctur e re cordi ng m atch ing t o the subj ect or re cordi ng si tua tio n ca n be perf or med.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 112 - Press 3 / 4 to s el ec t the item and then pr ess [MENU/SET]. Press 3 / 4 to selec t [REC QUALIT Y] and then press 1 . Changin g [REC MODE] and [REC QUALITY] Se lec t [ RE C M ODE ] fro m t h e [M O T ION PIC TU RE ] Mode menu, a nd press 1 .
- 113 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Press 3 / 4 to s el ect the item and the n press [MENU/SET]. When [A V CHD Lite] is selected in step 2 ¢ 1 What is bit rate ? Thi s is t he vol ume of data fo r defi nite perio d of t ime, an d the qua lit y becomes high er wh en t he n umber ge ts bi gger .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 114 - No te • It is rec omm end ed to use a card wi th S D S pe ed Cla ss ¢ w ith “Cl ass 6” or h ighe r when rec or ding moti on pi ctur es. ¢ Th e SD Speed C l ass R ati ng is the spe ed stan dar d for su cces sive w rit es .
- 115 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] m ode : Recording Motion Pictures wi th Manual Settings (Creative Motion Picture Mode) I t is pos s ib le to man ua lly c han ge th e ap ertu re an d sh ut ter sp e ed an d rec or d mo ti on pic tu res.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 116 - S top the reco rding by press ing the motion pict ur e button agai n. • If the car d be com es f ull in th e middl e of r ec ord ing, th e ca mera stops rec ordi ng autom atical ly . • Y ou ca n als o start /st op mo tio n pic ture re co rdin g by pre ss ing t he shut ter but ton.
- 117 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) [R EC] M ode : T aking a pi cture with Face R ecognition function Face Re cognit ion is a f uncti on whic h fin ds a fa ce re sembl ing a re gist ered f ace an d pr iorit iz es fo cus and ex pos ure a uto mati call y .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 118 - Y ou can re gist er i nforma tio n such as na mes an d bir thdays fo r face i mages of up t o 6 peop le. Re gist rat ion c an b e facil itated b y taking m ulti ple fa c e im ages o f eac h pe rso n.
- 119 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Select [ F ACE RECOG .] on the [REC] Mode menu and then press 1 . (P27) Press 3 / 4 to select [MEMOR Y] and t hen press [MENU/SET]. • If 6 pe opl e hav e alre ady be en re gi ster ed, t he li st of reg ist ered people will appear .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 120 - Press [MENU/ SET] to close t h e menu. ∫ About th e information • When [DIS PLAY ] is pr es sed on t he r ecord ing s cr een des cr ibed in step 3 , an ex plan ati on appea rs for taking f ace i mage s. (P re ss aga in to retur n to the rec ord ing s cr een.
- 121 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Y ou can add a pi cture to th e infor mat ion of th e re gist ere d peop le, re plac e or dele te t he pict ure s whic h have alre ady be en reg iste red, and i nform atio n suc h as n ames and reg ister pri ori ty .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 122 - Whe n [AUTO R EGIS TRATION] is set to [ON ] in s tep 3 of “Chan ge th e infor mat ion f or a re gi st ere d pe rso n” (P 121) while [F ACE RECO G .
- 123 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Ch an gi ng t he se ns it iv ity o f F ac e Rec og n iti on . 1 Select [F ACE RECO G .] from th e [ REC] Mode menu, an d then pre ss 1 . (P27) 2 Pr ess 4 to se lect [SET] and th e n press [MENU/SE T]. 3 Pr ess 4 to select [S ENSIT IVITY] a nd the n press [MENU/SET ].
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 124 - [R EC] M ode : Useful Functions at T ravel D estinations For d et a ils on the [S ETUP] menu settin gs, refer t o P2 7 .
- 125 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to set t he retur n date (year/ month/ day), and then press [MENU/SET]. • If yo u do n ot w a nt to set t he re turn dat e, pre ss [M E NU/SET] whil e the da te ba r i s displ aye d . Press 4 to select [LOCA TION] and then press 1 .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 126 - ∫ Ca nceli ng the trav el da te The tra vel da te is a utom atica ll y ca nce le d if th e curre nt date is after the re tu rn da te. If you wa nt to c ancel t he tra vel date befo re the e nd of th e vacati on , sel ect [ OFF] on the scr een show n in ste p 3 or 7 , and t hen p re ss [MEN U /SET] tw ice .
- 127 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on the [S ETUP] menu settin gs, refer t o P2 7 . Y o u ca n di sp la y t he loc al ti me s at th e t rav el d es ti na tio ns a nd r eco r d the m o n t he pi ct ur es you t ake. • Sel ec t [CL OCK SE T] to set the curr ent da te and t ime i n adva n ce.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 128 - No te • Retu rn the se tting to [HOME] when t h e v a cat ion is finis h ed by p e rfo rming s teps 1 , 2 a nd 3 .
- 129 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Using the [REC] Mode menu For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . Set th e number of pi xels . The hig her th e numb ers of pi xels , the fi ner th e det ail of th e pic tu res w i ll ap pe ar ev en wh en th ey ar e pr i nte d on to la rge s he ets .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 130 - No te • “EZ” is an ab bre via tio n of “E xten ded O pt ical Zo om”. • A digi tal pi ctu re is mad e o f num erous do ts call ed pi xel s. The higher the n umbers of p ixel s, the finer t he picture will b e when it i s pri nted on a la rge piec e of paper o r di splay ed on a PC mo n itor .
- 131 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . This allo ws you t o sele ct the as pect ra tio of th e pictur es t o suit pr inti ng or the pl ayba ck meth od. Ap pli cable mode s: No te • The e nds of th e recor ded p ictur es ma y be cut at p rin tin g so c he ck b efor e prin tin g.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 132 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . T his a ll ows t he se n sit ivit y t o light ( ISO se ns it ivity ) t o b e set. Set tin g to a high er f ig ure enab les pi ctu res to b e take n even in da rk plac es wi thout the resu lti ng pict ures comin g out dar k.
- 133 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . In su nlig ht, und er inca ndes cent li ghts or in othe r suc h cond ition s where the co lor of w.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 134 - ∫ Se tti ng t he wh ite ba lanc e m anua lly Set th e whit e bala nc e value. Use to match the condi tio n when t aki ng phot ogr aphs . 1 Sele ct [ ] or [ ] a nd the n press 1 . 2 Ai m th e came r a at a she et of whi te paper etc .
- 135 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ Auto White Balance Dep endi ng on the c ondi tions p rev aili ng whe n pic t u res are t aken, the pictu res m ay t ake on a red dish or bluish ti nge.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 136 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . This allo ws the f ocus ing me t hod th at sui ts the po siti ons a nd number of the s ubje cts to be sele cted . Ap pli cable mode s: ¢ [ Ø ] w ill be used d uring motion picture recording.
- 137 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ Abou t [ š ] (F ace d etect ion) The fol lowin g AF a rea fr ames are di spla yed wh en t he c amera dete cts the face s. Ye l l o w : When th e shut ter bu tton i s pres sed ha lfwa y , the fr ame t urns gr een whe n th e came ra is foc used .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 138 - ∫ Se tti ng u p [ ] (A F T rac ki ng) No te • If it f ails to lo c k, AF area w ill flash in red, and dis a ppear . Try to lock again. • AF tracking will n o t operate when the subj e ct is not specified, the subject is lo st, or has faile d to be tracked.
- 139 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) ∫ Abou t AF are a se lec tion Y o u can sele ct th e AF a rea b y pres sing [F OCU S] wh en [ ], [ ƒ ], [ Ø ] or [ Ù ] is sele cted . I t is a lso po ssib le to s wit ch to AF ar ea sele c tion sc reen by pres s ing 1 when A F Mode is sele cted with 3 / 4 .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 140 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . The ca mer a wil l adjus t foc us autom atic ally depen ding on th e setti ngs. Ap pli cable mode s: A b o u t [] a n d [] [ ] wi ll adju st the focus a utom at ical ly w hen th e jitter of th e ca me ra ge ts sm al l.
- 141 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . T ak e a pi ctu re wit h t he f ocu s or ex po s ure lo cke d.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 142 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . Type of op tic a l m e asur em en t t o m e asur e br ig htne ss c an b e c h an ge d.
- 143 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . Y o u ca n take a pic ture b right ly in d ark p laces by s etting [M IN. SH TR SPEED ] s lower . Also , you can set it fa ster t o r ed uce the b lu r of the subj ect.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 144 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . Sett ing col or effects fo r th e reco rded p ictu res . Ap pli cable mode s: No te • When in I ntellig e nt Aut o Mode, o nly [OFF], [B/W] a n d [SEPI A] can be set.
- 145 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . Usi ng one of th ese mod es, j itt er dur ing p ic tur e taki ng is de tecte d, an d the c amera aut om atic al ly c ompe nsa tes the ji tte r , e nab lin g jit te r-fr ee i m ages to b e ta ken.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 146 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . Ill umin ating th e subj ect makes it easie r for the camer a to focu s wh en recor ding in low light cond itio ns th at make f ocusi ng di ffic ult .
- 147 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . [ 2ND ] (2 nd sy nchr o) acti va te s th e fl as h ju s t be for e th e sh ut ter c lo ses wh en tak ing pi ct ur e s of mov ing o bject s such a s cars usi ng a sl ow shut ter sp eed.
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 148 - For d et a ils on [REC] M ode menu s ettings, refe r to P2 7 . W ith th e o pti on al co nv e rsi on le ns es, you c an rec ord ev e n mo re fa raw ay pic tu re s a nd tak e clos e-up pictur es of smaller subj ects.
- 149 - Advanced (Rec ording pictures) Using the [MOTION PICTURE] M ode menu • The [REC] Mode menus below will a ls o be displa yed in C reative Motion Picture Mod e . – [SENS ITIVIT Y]/[ISO LIMIT SET]/ [WHITE BALANC E]/[AF MODE]/ [AF /AE LOCK]/ [M ETERING MODE]/[I .
Advanced (Rec ording pictures) - 150 - For d et ails on [M OTION PIC T URE] M od e me nu set tings, refe r t o P27 . It w ill co ntinu ally kee p on fo cus in g to t he sub ject th at the foc us w as on ce s et. Ap pli cable mode s: [OF F]/[ON] No te • When set t o [O FF], i t may take time for mot ion pict ure r ecordi ng to s tart.
- 151 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Advanced ( Playback) Playing Back Pictures in S equence (S lide Show) Y o u c an pla y ba ck t he pi ctu r es yo u ha ve take n in sy nchr on is ati on wi th m usic , an d yo u c an do th is in s equen ce whil e lea ving a fi xed i nterv al bet we en eac h of the p ictu res.
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 152 - When [C A TEG ORY S ELECT ION ] has been se lect ed in s tep 4 ∫ Opera tio ns pe rf orm ed du ring slide show T he cur sor di sp laye d du ri ng pla y ba ck is the same as 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 . • The menu scr een is rest or ed when [ ‚ ] is p resse d.
- 153 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) ∫ Cha nging the sl ide s how s et ting s Y o u ca n ch an ge t he se tti ng s fo r s lid e sh ow pl ay bac k by sel ec tin g [EF FECT] or [S ETUP] on the sl ide sh ow menu sc ree n. [E FFEC T] This allo ws y ou to sel ect the s cree n ef fect s wh en s witch ing fr om on e pict ure to th e next .
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 154 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Selecting Pictures and Play ing them Back ([MO DE PLA Y ]/[CA TEG OR Y PLA Y ]/[F A VO RITE PLA Y]) Play bac k in [PI CTUR E] , [A VCHD Li te] , or [M OTI ON JPEG ] ca n be sele c ted. Perfo rm step s 1 and 2 on p age 151 .
- 155 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Press 3 / 4 / 2 / 1 to select t he category and t hen press [MENU/SET] t o set. • If a pictur e i s foun d in a ca tego ry , the ca tegor y ic on turn s blu e. • It may take tim e to se arch th e pictu re fil es if th ere are a l ot on the ca rd or th e buil t-i n mem ory .
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 156 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Playing Back Motion Picture s • This unit wa s design ed t o pla y mot ion p icture s u sing the Qui ckTime Mo tion JP EG and A VC HD Li te fo rmat s that we re take n wit h th is mod el (on l y).
- 157 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Using the [PLA YBACK] Mode m enu Y o u c an us e var iou s fun ct io ns in P layb ac k Mo de to r ota te pictu r es, s et pro tec ti on for t he m etc. • With [TEXT ST AMP], [RESIZE], [TRIMMIN G] or [L EVELING], a new ed ited pic ture is created.
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 158 - Y o u c an ad d te xt (c omm en ts) t o p ic tur e s. A ft er tex t ha s be en re gi st ere d, it c an b e in cl ud ed in prin ts usin g [TEX T ST A MP ] (P16 0) . ( Only al phab etic c haract ers and symbo ls c an b e ente red .
- 159 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) ∫ Delete the ti tle [SING LE] setting 1 In s tep 4 , delet e al l the texts, selec t [E XIT ], a nd pr ess [MEN U/SE T]. 2 Pr ess [ ‚ ]. 3 Pr ess [ME NU/SE T] to cl ose t he me nu. [MUL TI] s etting 1 Sele ct [EXIT ] with out en teri ng t ext in st ep 4 , a nd then press [M ENU/ SET] .
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 160 - Y ou can st amp the r ecor din g dat e/t ime, ag e, tr av el date or t i tle onto the rec ord ed pic tures . I t is s u itable fo r re gula r s iz e pri nti ng. ( P ictur es wit h a p ic tu re si ze la rg er t ha n [ ] w ill b e resi zed wh en st ampi ng the date etc.
- 161 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Press [MENU/ SET] . • If yo u set [ TEXT ST AMP] for a pi cture w i th a pi cture s ize lar ger th a n [ ] , the pi cture size will become smalle r as shown b e low . • The pi ctur e be com es s lig htl y ro ugh er .
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 162 - We rec o mme nd re si zi ng to [ ] i f y ou wa nt to at tac h a p ic tu re to an e-m a il or use it on a we bsit e. ( Pictu res se t to th e mini mum num ber of p ixel s fo r [AS PEC T R A TIO] ca nnot be further reduce d in size.
- 163 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y o u ca n en lar ge and th en c lip th e im po rtan t p ar t of the re cor d ed p ic tur e. Select [ TRIMMING] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Press [MENU/ SET] . Press 3 to se lect [YES] and then pre ss [MENU/ SET].
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 164 - Minu te ti lting of th e imag e can be adju sted. Select [ LEVELING] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Press 2 / 1 to select the picture, and then press [MENU/SET]. Press 2 / 1 to a dj ust the til t ing, and press [MENU/ SET].
- 165 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) T his m ode a llow s yo u to au to mati ca lly disp la y pic tu res v e rtic ally i f they we re rec or ded hold ing t he cam era v ertic ally .
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 166 - Y o u ca n do th e fol lo win g i f a ma rk has b ee n ad de d t o pi ct ur e s an d t he y ha ve b ee n s e t a s favo rite s. • Play back o nly the pictu res set as favor ites. ([F A VORITE PLA Y]) • Play bac k the pic t ures s et as f avori tes only as a sl ide show.
- 167 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) DPO F “Digit al Pri nt Orde r Forma t” is a sy stem tha t all ows th e user to sele ct whic h pict ures to p rin t, h ow man y copi es of each pict ure to print a n.
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 168 - ∫ Canceling a ll the [PRINT SET] s ettings 1 Select [CANCEL] on the screen shown in step 2 and t he n p res s [ ME N U/SE T ]. 2 Pr ess 3 to select [Y ES] and then p ress [ME NU/SET]. 3 Pr ess [ME NU/SE T] to cl ose t he me nu.
- 169 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y o u ca n se t p ro tec ti on fo r p ic tur es you do n ot w ant t o be de le te d b y mis tak e. Select [ PROTECT] on the [PLA YBAC K] Mode menu. (P27 ) Press [ ‚ ] to re tur n to the menu scre en. • Press [M ENU/SET] to c lo se the menu.
A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) - 170 - Y o u ca n de le te or ch an ge the in for ma tio n r elat i ng to F ace R ec og nit ion fo r the se le ct ed pict ure . Select [F ACE REC EDI T] on th e [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) No te • Cle ar ed info rm ati on regar din g th e [FACE RECO G .
- 171 - A dvan ced (Pl ayba ck) Y o u c an cop y th e da ta of the p ic ture s you h av e take n fr om th e bu il t- in me mo ry to a ca r d or f rom a c ard to th e built -in mem o ry . Select [ COPY] on the [PLA YBACK] Mode menu. (P27) Press 3 / 4 to select the copy destinat ion and then press [MENU/ SET].
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 172 - [PLA YBAC K] M ode: ¸ Connecting to othe r equipment Playing Back Pictures on a TV Screen Pr epa rat ion s : Set the [TV ASPE CT].
- 173 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Still pic tu re s r ec ord ed o n an S D M e mor y C a rd c a n be pl ay ed b ack on a TV w ith an S D Me mory Card slo t. No te • Depe ndi n g on the TV mode l, pic t ures m ay not be dis pla yed on t he f ull sc reen.
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 174 - P repa rat io ns : Chec k th e [H DMI M O DE] . (P36) Turn thi s un it an d the TV off. 1 HDM I sock et 2 TV wi th H DMI s ock et 3 HDMI mini (C ty pe) A Ali gn t he marks , and i nser t.
- 175 - Conne c ting to other equi pment No te • Depend ing on the [ASPEC T RA TIO], bands ma y be displaye d on the top and bo ttom or the lef t and ri gh t of the pi ctu re s. • Do not us e any ot her cabl es exc ep t a genuin e P ana soni c HDMI mi ni ca ble (R P-C DHM 15, RP- CD HM3 0; o pt iona l).
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 176 - Connect t hi s unit to a Panasonic TV compat ible with VIERA Li nk with a HDMI mini cabl e (optiona l ) (P174) . T urn the camera on, and slide t he [ REC]/[ PLA YBACK] sele ctor switch to [ ( ]. Oper ate wi th t he T V remo t e control.
- 177 - Conne c ting to other equi pment ∫ Usable fu nctions Ope rate wi th th e TV re mote c ontro l. 1) Mul ti pl ay ba ck Press red bu tton on the TV r emote c ontro l to s witch the ty pe of da t a fo r pl ayba ck. • Th e type of data for pl aybac k cha nge s in the or der of [A LL] > [] > [] > [] > [AL L] .
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 178 - ∫ Othe r lin ked o pe ratio ns T urning the power off: If you use the rem ote c o ntr ol fo r th e TV to t urn o ff the p owe r , the p owe r o n this unit al so turn s off. (Wh en con nect ing t he un it to a PC w ith a U SB cab le, t he pow er w ill n ot tu rn off.
- 179 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Saving the recorded still pic tures and motion pictures Me tho ds to ex po rt s ti ll p ic tu res and m o tio n p ic tu res to oth e r de vi ce s w ill va ry de pend in g o n the f ile fo r mat . (J P EG , RA W , A VCHD Lit e, or Mot ion JP E G).
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 180 - File fo rmats th at c an be use d: [J PEG], [R AW]/[A V CHD Li te ], [Mo tion J PEG] It i s possi ble to a cqui re stil l pic tures a nd mot ion pic tures re c.
- 181 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Pr epa rat ion s : Turn on th e ca mera a nd th e P C. Remo ve the ca rd be fore u sing t he pi ctur es in th e bui lt-in memor y . Connect t he camera to a PC via the USB connecti on cable A (suppl ied). • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 182 - Double- click on [Removabl e Disk] in [My Computer]. • Whe n u sing a Mac int osh, the dr ive is dis play ed on t he desk to p. (“ LU MIX” , “N O_N AM E” or “Untitled” is d isplayed.) Dou ble- clic k [DC IM] fold er .
- 183 - Conne c ting to other equi pment ∫ V iewin g the con tents of the built-in m emory or c ard using the P C (fol der co mp osi tion ) F ol der s and i m ag es p roc ess ed in th e PC c an n ot be pl aye d b ac k on t h e ca m era . I t is reco mmend ed to use the “ PHOTOf u nSTU DIO 4.
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 184 - Printing the Pictures If yo u conn ect the ca mera to a pr inter suppo rt ing Pic tBri dge, you can sel e ct th e pict ur es to be pr int e d out an d inst ruct th at prin tin g be sta rted on the ca mera’ s LC D mon itor .
- 185 - Conne c ting to other equi pment No te • D o not us e any ot her U SB c onn ecti on ca bles exce pt t he su ppli ed on e. Use of cabl es oth er tha n the s upp lied U SB co nnect ion cab le may cause mal func tio n. • Turn the ca me ra off before con ne cting o r disc on ne cting t he AC adap to r (o pt iona l).
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 186 - ¢ Onl y wh en [ F A VORI TE] is at [ON ] an d wh en t her e ar e p ictu res set as favo ri tes. (P 166 ) Select ing multiple pictu res and printing them Press 3 . Press 3 / 4 to sel ect an item and the n press [MENU/ SET].
- 187 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Sel ect and set th e item s both on t he scr een in step 2 of the “ Sele cting a singl e pict ure a nd prin ting it ” and in step 3 of th e “Selec tin g mul tiple p ict ures a nd prin ting the m” p roc ed ures.
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 188 - • Pape r s izes not su ppo rted by the pr int er w ill n ot be di spl ayed . [P APER S IZE ] Ite m D escription of settings { Set tin gs on t he pr int er are pr iori ti zed. [L/3 .5 qk 5 q ] 89 mm k 127 mm [2L/5 qk 7 q ] 127 mm k 178 m m [POS TC AR D] 10 0 mm k 148 m m [16:9] 10 1.
- 189 - Conne c ting to other equi pment • An ite m can no t be sele ct ed if th e prin te r doe s not s uppor t the pag e l ayout . ∫ La yo ut pr int ing Whe n pri nt ing a pic ture sev era l ti .
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 190 - Using the Conversion Lens (o ptional) W ith th e o pti on al co nv e rsi on le ns es, you c an rec ord ev e n mo re fa raw ay pic tu re s a nd tak e clos e-up pictur es of smaller subj ects. Re fer to P148 fo r d etails .
- 191 - Conne c ting to other equi pment Select [CONVERSION] o n the [REC] m enu. (P27) • Refer to P1 48 fo r [C ON VER S IO N ]. Press 3 / 4 to s el ect [ ], and then press [ MENU/SET] to set. • Set in same w ay to s elect [ ] too. • Alw ay s set to [OFF ] whe n the co nv ersi on le ns is tak en o ff.
Conne c ting to other equi pment - 192 - Using the Protector/Filter T he M C pr ote ct or (DM W- LMC 46 ; o pt iona l) is a tran s pare nt fi lte r w h ich aff ects ne it he r th e col or s n or th e a m ou nt of li ght , s o it ca n al way s be u sed to pro te ct th e c a me ra’s l ens.
- 193 - Oth ers Others Screen Display ∫ In re c ording Re cordin g i n Pro gra m AE M ode [ ] (In itia l setti ng) 1 R ecordi ng Mod e 2F l a s h M o d e (P64) 3A F a r e a (P49) 4 F ocus (P 49) 5 P.
Oth ers - 194 - ∫ In re cord ing ( a ft er set ting s) 19 AF ma cro re cordin g (P71) : T el e Ma cro (P 71) : Mac ro Zo om reco rding (P72) : A F tr acking (P13 8) : MF (P8 3) : Fl ash ou tput ad j.
- 195 - Oth ers ∫ In pl ayba ck 1 Pl ay b ac k Mode (P55 ) 2 Pr ote ct ed p ic tur e ( P 169) 3 F avor i te s ( P16 6) 4 Sta m pe d w ith te xt i nd icati on (P 160) 5 P icture si ze (P 129) 6Q u a .
Oth ers - 196 - Cautions for Use T ake car e not to dr op or kno ck the u nit or put a lo t of pres s ure on it . • T ak e ca re no t to knoc k or drop th e bag /cas e that yo u insert ed the ca mera in as the s hock may caus e da mage to the came ra, lens or LC D mon ito r .
- 197 - Oth ers Bef or e cle ani ng th e cam era , re move the b att er y or d isc onne ct t he po wer pl ug f rom th e outl et. The n wipe the c am era w ith a dr y so ft cloth . • When the ca mera is s oiled bad ly , it ca n be cl eane d by wip ing the d irt off wit h a w rung w et clo th, and th en wi th a d ry c lot h.
Oth ers - 198 - The bat tery is a rech arg ea ble lith ium io n b atter y . Its abil ity to g ener at e pow er com es fro m th e ch em i cal r ea cti on t h at take s p lac e ins id e i t. T h is rea ct ion i s su sc ep ti bl e t o the surroun ding te mperature and hu midity .
- 199 - Oth ers Do n ot l eave the c ard w her e the t emper atur e is h igh, wh ere elect romag neti c waves or static e lec tric ity are e as ily ge ne rate d or exp ose d t o dir ect s un ligh t. Do no t bend or d r op t he ca rd. • The card m ay be da m aged or t he record ed c onten t ma y be damag ed or delet ed .
Oth ers - 200 - • S t or e the ba tter y in a c ool an d dry place wi th a r elat ive ly s tabl e temper at ure : [Re com mend ed tempe rat u re:15 o C to 25 o C ( 59 o F to 7 7 o F) , Reco mm ended hum idit y: 40% t o 60%] • Alw ay s re mov e the ba tter y and t he ca rd fro m the cam era .
- 201 - Oth ers Message Display Con f ir mation messa ges or erro r mess ages wil l be di spla yed on th e scr een i n some ca ses. T he m aj or m e ss a ges are de s cri be d belo w as ex am pl es. [THIS MEMORY CARD IS LOCKE D] > T he Writ e-Pr otec t swi tc h on the S D Memo ry Car d and th e SDH C Mem ory C ard are moved to [LOC K].
Oth ers - 202 - [NOT ENOUGH SP ACE ON BUIL T -I N MEMOR Y ]/[NOT ENOUGH MEMORY ON THE CARD] • Th ere is no spac e left on t he bu ilt- in m emor y or th e card. – When you cop y pict ure s from t he bu ilt- in m emor y to t he card (bat ch co py ), the pictur es are copi ed unt il th e ca paci ty of the card bec ome s f ull.
- 203 - Oth ers [READ ERROR/WRITE ERROR PLEASE CHECK THE CARD] • It ha s fa iled to re ad or wri te da ta. > Rem o ve the card after turnin g th e pow er [OF F ]. In sert the car d aga in, turn t he po we r on, and t ry to re ad or w rit e th e da ta ag ai n.
Oth ers - 204 - T roublesho oting F irs t, try ou t t he fo ll owi ng pro c edur e s ( P204 – 21 4 ). • Th e ba tt ery i s no t in ser ted cor rec tly . (P20) • The batte ry is ex hau sted . • Char ge t he ba tte ry . • Is t he displ a y set to View f inde r? > Pres s [EVF/L CD] to switch to the LCD moni tor .
- 205 - Oth ers • Is th e [REC] /[PLA YBACK] s elec tor swit ch at t h e [ ! ] s e tti ng? (P26) • Is t he mod e dial c orr ectly se t? • Is t here any mem or y rema in ing on the b uilt -in mem o ry or th e card ? > Del ete the pi ctur es wh ic h ar e no t ne cess ary to in crea se t he a vai labl e me mo ry .
Oth ers - 206 - > Th e shut te r speed bec omes slo wer wh en pi ctu re s are tak en in dark pl aces so h old t he came ra fi rmly w it h bo th ha nds to tak e th e pictu res. (P 42) > When tak ing pic ture s at a slow sh ut ter sp eed , use the sel f-t imer.
- 207 - Oth ers • It is rec omm end ed to use a card wi th S D S pe ed Cla ss ¢ w ith “Cl ass 6” or h ighe r when rec or ding moti on pi ctur es. ¢ SD spe ed clas s is t he spe ed s tandar d reg ar ding con tinu ous wr itin g. • Depe ndi n g on the t ype of the ca rd, recor ding ma y sto p in th e middl e.
Oth ers - 208 - • It is po ssi ble that t he subje ct may be warped sli gh tly , or the bord ers get co lore d, depe nd ing on the z oom m agni fica tio n, due t o th e char ac terist ic s of the l ens. Als o, th e peri pheral s of the imag e m ight l ook war pe d bec ause the perspe ct ive i s enhan ce d wh en the w ide an gl e is u sed.
- 209 - Oth ers • Does th e pictu re ap pea r on the Viewf ind er? > Pres s [EVF/L C D] button to swit ch to L CD monit or disp lay . • This is not a malfunction. Th ese pix els do not aff ec t the rec ord ed p ict ure s. • In dar k plac es, noise may ap pea r to main tain the bri ghtne ss of the LC D mon ito r .
Oth ers - 210 - • [RO T A TE DIS P .] ( P165) is s et to [ ON]. • Is th e [REC] /[PLA YBACK] s elec tor swit ch set to [ ( ]? (P 55) • Is t here a pi ctu re o n the buil t-i n me mory or the c ar d? > Th e p ictur es o n th e b uil t-in m emo ry a ppe ar wh en a card is n ot in sert ed.
- 211 - Oth ers • Whe n di git al red -ey e red uc ti on ( [ ], [ ], [ ]) is i n operat ion, if you tak e a pic ture of subj ect wit h red colo r surr oun ded by a ski n ton e co lor, that re d part m ay b e co rre cted to bla ck by th e digita l red -ey e reduc t ion func t ion.
Oth ers - 212 - • Are you try ing to pla y back the m oti on pic ture s by di re ctly ins er tin g the ca rd in the car d slo t of the TV ? > Conn ec t the c amer a to th e TV wi th the A V c able (suppl ie d), or with the HD MI mi ni ca ble (opt ion al) , and the n play bac k the motio n pic tures on the came ra.
- 213 - Oth ers > Pres s [MENU/SE T], sel ect the [SETUP] menu ic on [ ] a nd then select the [ ~ ] icon to set th e desi red l ang uag e . (P 3 8) • In dar k pla ces, the A F assi st lam p (P1 46) li g ht s re d to make i t easie r to f ocus on a su bject .
Oth ers - 214 - • At som e ma gnif ica tio n lev els , the pic ture s ta ken are sligh tly dist orte d or the out lines and oth er areas in th e pic tures taken are c olor ed, bu t this i s not a malfu nctio n. • Is the c amer a se t to Mac ro Zoom M ode ? (P72 ) Max imum zoom du ring Macr o Zoo m Mo de is 3 k di gital zoom .
- 215 - Oth ers Number of Recordable Picture s and A vailable Recording Time • The numb er of rec or dab le pic tures and the av ail able recor ding time ar e an ap pr oxima tio n. (Th ese va ry dep endi ng on the rec ord ing c ond itio ns and t he type of card.
Oth ers - 216 - Aspect rat io X P ict ur e siz e () () () Qualit y A › A › A › Built-in Me mory (Approx . 40 M B) 27 53 43 81 195 310 Card 32 MB 18 35 29 54 130 200 64 MB 37 73 60 1 10 270 420 1.
- 217 - Oth ers Aspect r ati o Y Pict ure size () () () Qua l ity A › A › A › A › Buil t-in Memory (Ap p rox. 40 MB ) 2 2 6 13 9 18 19 38 3 0 58 Card 32 MB 1 1 4 8 6 1 21 22 52 03 9 64 MB 4 3 .
Oth ers - 218 - ∫ A va ilable recording time (whe n recording m otion pictures) No te • The numb er of rec or dab le pic tures and the av ail able recor ding tim e dis play ed on t he s creen may not dec re ase i n ord er . • The Ext ended Op tic al Zoo m does not wo rk whe n M acro Zoo m is set or in [HIG H SEN S.
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